1953: The CIA led coup that still shapes Iran | Turning Point Submitted by Aaya Al-Shamahi on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 17:10 In 1951, Mohammad Mosaddegh nationalised Iran’s oil, ending 50 years of Britain’s monopoly over Iranian oil. Two years later, he was overthrown in a covert coup backed by the CIA and Britain. This is the story of how one week in August changed Iran and still shapes the country to this day.
Who is the real Wes Streeting? His record on Israel and foreign policy examined Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 13:22 The UK health secretary is poised to resign from the cabinet and kickstart a leadership challenge in a bid to become PM British Health Secretary Wes Streeting arrives at Downing Street to attend a cabinet meeting in central London on 12 May 2026 (AFP) Off British Health Secretary Wes Streeting has launched what many MPs are calling a "coup" in a bid to become the Labour prime minister. Streeting is believed to be poised to resign from the cabinet and kickstart a leadership challenge on Thursday after he met Prime Minister Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street for just 10 minutes on Wednesday morning.
Iran is increasingly looking to China not just as an economic partner, but as the only major power capable of offering credible guarantees in both the Persian Gulf and any future agreement between Tehran and Washington.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The re-emergence of a maritime-centric pressure doctrine under Donald Trump represents one of the most consequential shifts in Washington’s Iran strategy since the termination of the JCPOA framework.
For decades, power in Iran was centralized in the hands of a single man: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But since his killing at the onset of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28, decision-making in Tehran has become increasingly decentralized, experts say. Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since he succeeded his father in early March.
'Europe must become more Jewish' says owner of Telegraph and Politico Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 13:48 The Axel Springer chief said 'I'm a Goy, and I'm Zionist, with all my heart, out of conviction, and with passion' Mathias Dopfner, CEO of Axel Springer, speaking ath the World Jewish Congress in Geneva on 11 May 2026 (World Jewish Congress) Off Mathias Dopfner, the CEO of Axel Springer and owner of The Telegraph and Politico, told the World Jewish Congress (WJC) that “anti-Zionism is racism” during a speech in Geneva. Addressing the organisation’s governing board on Monday, Dopfner delivered a wide-ranging speech laden with anti-immigrant rhetoric, calls for censorship and attacks on musicians, artists, universities and the UN. The media executive made headlines in April after telling journalists at Politico that they must back Israel or resign, fuelling concerns that the newsroom’s independence is under threat.
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola is joining his counterparts in New Delhi for talks on multilateral cooperation and conflict de-escalation South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola has arrived in New Delhi to join BRICS foreign ministers from May 1
Tehran's conditions for ending the conflict are the bare minimum, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has said US President Donald Trump's rejection of Tehran's peace terms suggests that he will accept nothing short of surrender, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
Tehrans conditions for ending the conflict are the bare minimum, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has said US President Donald Trump's rejection of Tehran's peace terms suggests that he will accept nothing short of surrender, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
Madrid has joined a chorus in Europe calling for a standalone force amid the growing rift with the US Spain has become the latest European nation to call for the EU to build its own army as opposed to relying on the NATO framework, citing a growing rift with the US.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei said Iran, as a member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), is entitled to benefit from peaceful nuclear energy and cannot be deprived of rights granted under the treaty.
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): As the national capital transforms into the focal point of global diplomacy for the high-stakes BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting, India on Wednesday extended a warm reception to Uzbekistan's high-ranking diplomatic leadership.
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George on Wednesday received Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the discussions among the officials focused on 'bilateral and regional issues, including recent developments.
Tehran [Iran], May 13 (ANI): Iran on Tuesday night rejected Kuwaiti allegations that members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attempted to infiltrate Kuwaiti territory and carry out 'hostile actions', after Kuwait announced the arrest of four men accused of entering Bubiyan Island by sea, according to a news report by Iranian state media Tasnim News Agency.
Rana Dasgupta maps the decay of Britain and America, but his vision of what comes next is far less convincing than his diagnosis It is apposite that 'After Nations, The Making and Unmaking of a World Order' - written by English novelist turned historian Rana Dasgupta - should be published as Donald Trump is desperately seeking to extract America from an ill-judged and calamitous war in Iran.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Minister of Sciences, Research, and Technology Hossein Simayi Sarraf and Education Minister of Belarus Andrei Ivanets stressed the need to expand scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries and protect scientific institutions from war and aggression.
President says he ‘doesn’t think about anybody’ when questioned on financial impact of the Iran war as he departed for Beijing Morning and welcome to our live coverage of US politics. Donald Trump is set to land in Beijing today for high-stakes talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the war on Iran expected to loom large over the summit. Continue reading...
Trump: 'I don't think about Americans’ financial situation' US President Donald Trump has said the financial situation of Americans doesn't factor into his thinking with regards to Iran negotiations. Speaking in response to a question from a reporter outside the White House, Trump said the only thing that mattered to him was preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. "Not even a little bit - the only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran, they can't have a nuclear weapon," he said.
Measuring America’s democratic erosion.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran, as a littoral state of the Strait of Hormuz, is engaged in consultations aimed at drafting regulations related to arrangements governing the strait in accordance with international law, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said.
